Some of that information is great, but there are many manipulative strategies designed to influence our thoughts and opinions.

It’s increasingly crucial to be aware of how our beliefs are being formed by external influences.

This is particularly true on social networks, where social proof sneakily colors our opinions of the content we consume with likes, shares, and comments, we need to consciously disengage with public opinion before forming our own interpretations of what we’re reading. Or watching. Or liking.

Now, we hope you enjoy another great set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdspring Twitter account (and on Ross’s Twitter account). We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design, web design, startups, leadership, social media, marketing, economics, and other interesting stuff! Enjoy!

Interesting … majority of A/B tests are stopped earlier than they should be and as a result, the experiments often lead to the wrong conclusions. p-Hacking and False Discovery in A/B Testing – https://t.co/z4oCpuXbGr

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Amanda Bowman is best known for her work in art, design, helping strangers at the grocery store, and her extensive knowledge of X-Files canon. When not chasing down her adorable son from the clutches of Bob the Builder, she can be found writing, reading, designing t-shirts, and perfecting her Tom Jones impression.